Second Epistle to the Corinthians Chapter 8

In the previous chapter, St. Paul continued a discussion about how we perfect our holiness, his joy at the Corinthians repenting, returning to God and the Church. He discussed Godly vs worldly sorrow and he shares his joy regarding their interactions with Titus.

St. Paul begins a new topic in this chapter. He discusses collecting donations for the Jerusalem church.

We previously discussed how collecting donations for that church accomplished many things including, helping those who were in need in Jerusalem, assists believers in living out their faith, and helps to grow relations between Churches who were mostly made up of Jewish followers of Christ with those who were mostly Gentile followers such as in Corinth.

The Corinthians had already agreed to help the Jerusalem church as he asked them in 1 Corinthians 16. However, the money had not been collected so with great care he brings it up again in this chapter offering them an opportunity to fulfill their commitment.